A man sits in a tent while ice fishing at sunrise in the Lake Vileika near the Belarus village of Kasun, some130 km north of the capital Minsk early on January 2, 2013.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather in the men's section for a traditional Jewish wedding of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Thousands of people attended the wedding.

Visitors look at an exhibit on display during the opening of "Art Experiment" exhibition at the Garage Center for Contemporary Cultures in Moscow's Gorky Park, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The exhibition is sponsored by the British Council.

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A Chadian soldier wearing reflective sunglasses observes the convoy ahead of him, as Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, ride on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack.

An Afghan man looks on for a portrait at a refugee camp in Herat on January 2, 2013. Hundreds of families living in makeshift shelters around the Afghan capital Kabul collected blankets, charcoal and other supplies on January 2 as authorities struggle to avoid last year's deadly winter toll. With temperatures dropping to -10 Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) at night in the city, the 35,000 refugees who live in the snow-covered camps face a battle to survive dire conditions protected only by plastic sheeting.

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A Syrian rebel plays football in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria's 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted. The U.N. human rights chief called the toll "truly shocking."

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Shark fins drying in the sun cover the roof of a factory building in Hong Kong on January 2, 2013. Environmentalists and other concerned groups have raised concerns that the over-harvesting of fins is causing an enviormental calamity. Hong Kong is one of the world's biggest markets for shark fins, which are used to make soup that is an expensive staple at Chinese banquets.

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Keeper Pippa Green helps count some of the penguins as part of the annual stock take at Bristol Zoo on January 2, 2013 in Bristol, England. The annual animal 'census' is carried out at the start of each year and includes stocktaking more than 400 species; from tiny insects, fish and birds, to seals, gorillas and monkeys.

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Gulls perch on a partially submerged park bench due to flood waters from the River Thames on December 29, 2012 in Pangbourne, England. The Environment Agency has issued widespread flood warnings across the UK whilst the Met Office has predicted further rain forecast for the remainder of 2012, which is likely to be recorded as the wettest year since records began in 1910.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts to a replay of a disputed line call after hitting a return against Andreas Seppi of Italy during their fifth session men's singles match on day three of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth on December 31, 2012.

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